Re: MASQ not resetting.

From: Thorsten Kranzkowski (th@Marvin.DL8BCU.ampr.org)
Date: Sun Jul 23 2000 - 19:09:53 EST


On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 12:20:02AM +0200, Rogier Wolff wrote:
> Thorsten Kranzkowski wrote:
> > I assume you use an ISDN dialup (you mention the IP-up script). The
>
> No, I'm using regular PPP. Doesn't that have an IP-up script? Anyhow,

Oh, sorry. Yes, of course regular ppp uses the very same IP-up script.

> Problem COULD be that these are UDP "connections", which officially
> aren't connections at all.

When I read the docs right, the masquerading entries _should_ be erased
when the interface really goes down (even UDP, ICMP whatever)

> If they really should be dropped on the interface going down, then
> I've found a problem (i.e. docs do not conform with practise).

Maybe you should ask rusty what's going on here.

> > People with fixed ip-address should use SNAT not MASQUERADE. SNATed entries
> > aren't dropped.
>
> OK. So when my PPP interface goes down, my masq entries aren't dropped!
>
> Roger.

Bye,
Thorsten

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